Chapter 294

Ten Rolls-Royces lined up neatly outside the airport. From the first car stepped down a middle-aged man in a sharp suit. He walked up to Leo Reed and gave a respectful bow. "Young Master." Leo gave a brief nod, his eyes indifferent. But when he turned to Melody Steele, his expression softened considerably. He wrapped an arm tightly around her waist and led her toward the lead car. Other than the couple, only two people were with them. Obviously, four people didn’t need ten cars—sometimes, a motorcade wasn’t about transport, it was about making an impression. Rolling in grandeur, the convoy left Halewick, heading straight toward its destination. Leo’s family, the Reeds, had always had a bit of a legend surrounding them—a powerful, old-money lineage rooted in Cadris, where tradition ran deep and rules ran deeper. Before the trip, Vanessa Brooks had given Melody a heads-up—basically a warning that Leo’s mother wasn’t exactly a people person. But it wasn’t until they got there that Melody